公开(公告)号：US20170212139A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-27

申请号：US15404322

申请日：2017-01-12

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Beat Jaeggi

IPC: G01N35/04 ,  G01N1/28

CPC classification number: G01N35/04 ,  B01L9/06 ,  B01L9/50 ,  G01N1/28 ,  G01N35/0099 ,  G01N2035/0494

Abstract: A device for lifting a sample tube comprising a holder having holding elements for holding a sample tube is presented. The holder is supported moveably in the vertical direction between a lower holder position and an upper holder position for lifting and lowering a held sample tube. A centering tool having a pair of centering jaws extending parallel to one another in a longitudinal direction is provided. By moving the holder into the upper position, a held sample tube is lifted into a position between the centering jaws. The centering jaws are moveable to approach each other relative to the lifted sample tube for centering the lifted sample tube with respect to a vertical central axis. A sample handling device and to laboratory automation system comprising a device for lifting a sample tube and/or a sample handling device are also presented